Big Four Ice Caves — Monday, May. 25, 2015

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

After a disappointing (foggy) hike up Mount Dickerman, we swung by the ice caves on our drive out. The flat and nearly ADA accessible trail was nice on our sore legs, and the cloudy weather had also kept the crowds at bay. We enjoyed post-hike beverages on our walk in, and spent at least an hour lingering at the ice caves, taking far too many pictures. I've never been before, so I can't comment on the extent of the caves this year compared to others, but they were a lot of fun to check out! And of course, despite signs and common sense, we did see a couple groups walk in - right after we witnessed a huge rock crash down and despite large chunks of ice laying near the edges that had clearly broken off. People...